tourteau

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuʁ.to/

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Noun

tourteau m (plural tourteaux)

tourteau (cake).

1. (agriculture) oil cake
2. crab

   Synonym: crabe

3. (heraldry) roundel (of any color except or or argent)
4. traditional sponge cake with a black crust, from Poitou, made with cottage cheese (cow or goat).

Further reading

• “tourteau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.